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Pickford Is The Hero As England Win World Cup Shootout

Everton’s Jordan Pickford is the toast of England after his penalty shootout heroics guided the Three Lions into the World Cup quarter-finals.

The Blues keeper showed his class with a stunning one-handed save to keep out Carlos Bacca’s spot-kick after Jordan Henderson had missed in the shootout in Moscow.

Pickford's save proved crucial in turning a nailbiting contest back in England’s favour as Eric Dier stepped up seconds later to slot home and book a last-eight date against Sweden on Saturday night.

Pickford was desperately unlucky to be involved in a penalty shootout in the first place after his magnificent injury-time stop saw Everton’s 2017/18 player, players’ player and young player of the season turn Mateus Uribe’s 25-yard drive around the post.